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1982 season of NFL team New York Jets
The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the franchise and its 13th in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach Walt Michaels . The season was marred by an eight-week players’ strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 and sixth place in the American Football Conference . They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 44–17 and Los Angeles Raiders 17–14 in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game . There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins , 14–0.
Undrafted free agents [ edit ]
1982 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player
Position
College
Dan DeLia
Defensive back
Boston University
1982 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Rookies in italics
Week
Original week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
1
September 12
Miami Dolphins
L 28–45
0–1
Shea Stadium
53,360
2
2
September 19
at New England Patriots
W 31–7
1–1
Schaefer Stadium
53,515
—
3
September 26
at Baltimore Colts [ 1]
Memorial Stadium
Cancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike
—
4
October 3
Houston Oilers [ 1]
Shea Stadium
—
5
October 10
Denver Broncos [ 1]
Shea Stadium
—
6
October 18
Buffalo Bills [ 1]
Shea Stadium
—
7
October 24
at Kansas City Chiefs [ 1]
Arrowhead Stadium
Postponed
—
8
October 31
New England Patriots [ 1]
Shea Stadium
Cancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike
—
9
November 7
at Buffalo Bills [ 1]
Rich Stadium
—
10
November 14
at Pittsburgh Steelers [ 1]
Three Rivers Stadium
3
11
November 21
Baltimore Colts
W 37–0
2–1
Shea Stadium
46,970
4
12
November 28
Green Bay Packers
W 15–13
3–1
Shea Stadium
53,872
5
13
at Detroit Lions
W 28–13
4–1
Pontiac Silverdome
79,361
6
14
December 12
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 32–17
5–1
Shea Stadium
28,147
7
15
December 19
at Miami Dolphins
L 19–20
5–2
Miami Orange Bowl
67,702
8
16
December 26
at Minnesota Vikings
W 42–14
6–2
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
58,672
9
17
January 2, 1983
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 13–37
6–3
Arrowhead Stadium
11,902
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins [ edit ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MIA
NYJ
1
Dolphins
Andra Franklin 1-yard touchdown run, Uwe von Schamann kick good
7
0
1
Jets
Wesley Walker 29-yard touchdown reception from Richard Todd , Pat Leahy kick good
7
7
1
Dolphins
Punt returned 59 yards for touchdown by Tommy Vigorito , Uwe von Schamann kick good
14
7
2
Dolphins
Andra Franklin 1-yard touchdown run, Uwe von Schamann kick good
21
7
2
Dolphins
25-yard field goal by Uwe von Schamann
24
7
2
Jets
Mike Augustyniak 2-yard touchdown run, Pat Leahy kick good
24
14
3
Dolphins
David Woodley 15-yard touchdown reception from Tony Nathan , Uwe von Schamann kick good
31
14
3
Dolphins
Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Glenn Blackwood , Uwe von Schamann kick good
38
14
3
Dolphins
Interception returned 19 yards for touchdown by Don McNeal , Uwe von Schamann kick good
45
14
4
Jets
Jerome Barkum 7-yard touchdown reception from Richard Todd, Pat Leahy kick good
45
21
4
Jets
Wesley Walker 5-yard touchdown reception from Richard Todd, Pat Leahy kick good
45
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
45
28
Week 2: at New England Patriots [ edit ]
Week Two: New Jork Jets (0–1) at New England Patriots (1–0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
0
10
7 14 31
Patriots
0
0
7 0 7
at Schaefer Stadium
Date : September 19, 1982Game weather : 62 °F (16.7 °C), relative humidity 60%, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)Referee : Red Cashion TV announcers : Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy[ 2]
Week 3: vs. Baltimore Colts [ edit ]
Week Three: Baltimore Colts (0–2) at New York Jets (1–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
0
0
0 0 0
Jets
10
17
7 3 37
at Shea Stadium
Date : November 21, 1982Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 90%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)Referee : Fred Wyant TV announcers : Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy[ 3]
Week 4: vs Green Bay Packers [ edit ]
Week Four: Green Bay Packers (2–1) at New York Jets (2–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
6
7
0 0 13
Jets
6
0
9 0 15
at Shea Stadium
Date : November 28, 1982Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 32 °F (0 °C), relative humidity 56%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 24 °F (−4.4 °C)Game attendance : 53,872Referee : Gordon McCarter TV announcers : Jack Buck , Hank Stram [ 4]
Week 5: at Detroit Lions [ edit ]
Week Five: New York Jets (3–1) at Detroit Lions (2–2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
7
14
0 7 28
Lions
3
0
7 3 13
at Pontiac Silverdome
Date : December 6, 1983Game weather : Indoors (dome)Referee : Chuck Heberling TV announcers : Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith[ 5]
Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ]
Week Six: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2–3) at New York Jets (4–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Buccaneers
0
3
7 7 17
Jets
14
0
9 9 32
at Shea Stadium
Date : December 12, 1982Game weather : 23 °F (−5 °C), cloudyReferee : Ben Dreith TV announcers : John Madden and Pat Summeral[ 6]
Week 7: at Miami Dolphins [ edit ]
Week Seven: New York Jets (5–1) at Miami Dolphins (4–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
6
10
0 3 19
Dolphins
10
7
0 3 20
at Orange Bowl , Miami, Florida
Date : December 18, 1982Game time : 12:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny, 56 °F (13.3 °C)Game attendance : 67,702Referee : Bob McElwee TV : NBCBox Score
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Jets
Passing
Richard Todd
16/29, 174 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Freeman McNeil
21 Rush, 89 Yds
Receiving
Wesley Walker
7 Rec, 96 Yds, TD
Dolphins
Passing
David Woodley
12/25, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Andra Franklin
17 Rush, 75 Yds, TD
Receiving
Duriel Harris
4 Rec, 74 Yds, TD
Week 8: at Minnesota Vikings [ edit ]
Week 9: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ]
Week Nine: New York Jets (6–2) at Kansas City Chiefs (2–6)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
6
0
0 7 13
Chiefs
7
20
0 10 37
at Arrowhead Stadium
Date : January 2, 1983Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 28 °F (−2.2 °C), relative humidity 83%, wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn), wind chill 18 °F (−7.8 °C)Referee : Pat Haggerty TV : NBC[ 8]
Wild card: at Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ]
Wild Card: New York Jets (6–3) at Cincinnati Bengals (7–2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
3
17
3 21 44
Bengals
14
0
3 0 17
at Riverfront Stadium
Date : January 9, 1983Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 33 °F (0.6 °C), relative humidity 75%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn), wind chill 24 °F (−4.4 °C)Referee : Chuck Heberling [ 9]
Divisional: at Los Angeles Raiders [ edit ]
Divsional: New York Jets (7–3) at Los Angeles Raiders (9–1)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
7
3
0 7 17
Raiders
0
0
14 0 14
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles
Date : January 15, 1983Game time : 1:00 p.m., PSTGame weather : 66 °F (18.9 °C); wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)Referee : Ben Dreith [ 10]
AFC Championship: at Miami Dolphins [ edit ]
AFC Championship: New York Jets (8–3) at Miami Dolphins (9–2)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
0
0
0 0 0
Dolphins
0
0
7 7 14
at Miami Orange Bowl
Date : January 23, 1983Game weather : 69 °F (20.6 °C), relative humidity 97%, wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Referee : Pat Haggerty [ 11]
The “Mud Bowl”, in which the Jets were angered by the condition of the Orange Bowl’s grass field, which was not covered and was inundated with a huge amount of rainfall from a series of storms that swept through South Florida the week preceding the game (it was still overcast on the Sunday of the game but only had a minor drizzle). Don Shula responded by stating that he hadn't checked the weather reports because he was focused on getting the Dolphins ready for the game, and that both teams would face the same conditions in any case. A. J. Duhe intecepted three passes, returning the last for the game-sealing touchdown.
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^ "New York Jets vs New England Patriots" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "Baltimore Colts vs New York Jets" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "Green Bay Packers vs New York Jets" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "New York Jets vs Detroit Lions" . The Football Database. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Jets" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "New York Jets vs Kansas City Chiefs" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "1982 AFC Wild Card Game: New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "Divisional Round — New York Jets at Los Angeles Raiders — January 15th, 1983" . Pro-Football-Reference.com .
^ "1982 AFC Championship Game: New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins" . The Football Database . Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
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